by Jennifer Aderhold

Created on: May 23, 2008

" A Eulogy for Life"

36 is to young to bury a friend

My inner soul screams
as I gaze down at the fresh earth
that is now your new home

The ground is like a mirror
reflecting back to me,
a vision of my own life
which feels like merely a blink

Now when I look up to the sky
I see you
and feel the indelible mark
you have left on this earth
Left on my soul

So, though 36 is too young to bury a friend
You still live in my heart
Reminding me each day,
To live
To laugh
To love
To be

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